Rock Painting: Barn Owl Tutorial
Beautiful Barn Owls are one of the most fascinating and mystical creatures of the natural world. With their ghostly, heart-shaped faces, silent flight, and nocturnal habits, barn owls have long been associated with mystery and magic. Found in a variety of habitats, including farmlands and woodlands, they are exceptional hunters and their distinctive screeching call […]
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Little Robin Redbreast rock painting tutorial
Have you ever wondered why red robins are associated with Christmas? Back in the times of Victorian Britain, postmen were nicknamed “robins” because of their red-breasted coloured uniforms. From there, the robin on the Christmas card came to represent the postman who delivered the card. But it isn’t quite as simple as that, as there […]
How to get started with Rock Painting
A guide to Rock Painting and spreading a little joy and kindness through your own creativity. Sometimes called Kindness Stones or Rocks, a Painted Rock is simply a rock that someone has taken the time to decorate with either a picture, an inspirational message or anything whimsical. This is what rock painting is all about. […]
Rock Painting Tutorial: Penguin
Follow this step-by-step tutorial to create your own painted rock Penguin. Paints used in this tutorial are Lily White, Jet Black, Rosebud Pink and Nasturtium Orange. If you would like to add extra details like flowers in the penguin’s flippers, you might need some additional colours. Penguin rocks are the cutest characters ever and quite […]
Rock Painting: Easter Bunnies
Bunnies are delightful to paint any time of the year, especially Easter! Follow this step-by-step rock painting tutorial to create your own painted Easter Bunny rocks. Paints used in this tutorial are Lily White, Vespa Green, Piggy Pink and Jet Black. Alternative background Dragon’s Gold and bow detail can be Watermelon Pink. Step 1: Find a couple of […]
Rock Painting: Fishy Pebbles
Rock Painting: step-by-step photos on how to paint a Fish onto a pebble. The best colours for Fishies are Dragonfly Blue, Vespa Green, Aqua Blue, Periwinkle Blue or Cherry Red. For the purposes of this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll make a Periwinkle Blue fish. What you’ll need for this project:• Any small, longish pebble• Lily White […]
Rock Painting: Celebration Table Initials
Whatever you may be celebrating, rock painting can add some panache to the celebration table. Try your hand at painting your own unique Name Initial rocks to adorn your table. You can also use absolutely any background colour to suit the occasion and any combination of leaves, berries or flowers around the initials. For this […]
Rock Painting: Dotting a Mandala
With kind permission from the very talented Safya Omarjee, we’ve uploaded this lovely rock painting video on how to dot a mandala. You can set the video at a slower pace and pause where needed, when dotting your own Mandala. Your rock should be rounded, flat and smooth for dotting, and painting a smooth undercoat […]
Rock Painting Tutorial: Shweshwe Santa
You’ll enjoy painting Shweshwe Santas for Christmas. You can give them as gifts, decorate your Christmas Dinner table with them or gift them randomly by leaving them in public spaces so unsuspecting strangers can come across them by surprise. You can download and print this instruction sheet or you can follow the step-by-step photo tutorial […]
Rock Painting Tutorial: Christmas Pudding
Christmas time can inspire wonderful memories of traditional Christmas Puddings. Follow this step-by-step rock painting tutorial to paint your own rock Christmas Pudding. Step 1: You’ll need a plump, rounded rock, the rounder the better. Step 2: Find the widest circumference edge of the rock and using an ordinary pencil, draw a wavy line all […]
Rock Painting Tutorial using a Rose Stencil
The Rose stencil is a guide that you can use to position and draw a rose instead of trying to draw it freehand. Stencils can be a bit tricky to use if you don’t know what to expect, I’ll show you how to use the stencil to get the best results for rock painting. Tracing […]
Rock Painting tutorial using a leaping hare stencil
The stencil is a guide that allows you to position a shape without having to draw it freehand. Stencils can be a bit tricky to use if you don’t know what to expect, I’ll show you how to use the stencil to get the best results. In this rock painting tutorial, we’ll use the Leaping Hare stencil […]
Bumble Bee Tutorial
Bumble Bees are very cute to paint and a great starting place for any age. If you’ve bought the Bumble Bee Starter Kit, you’ll find Canary Yellow, Jet Black, Lily White, a small Fairy Dust, a brush, a dotting tool and a suitable pebble. If you don’t have the kit, you can buy the paints […]
Paint a leaf on a rock using Rock Paint paints and varnish
Christmas Shapes Tutorial
Making Christmas decorations for your Christmas tree is such fun and you can paint them with your kids too. To purchase your Christmas shapes, go to this link. They’re all specially designed for Rock Paint, handmade by our carpenter and you can order the whole set or individual shapes along with any paints you need […]
Butterfly Lifecycle
Butterflies are beautiful and fascinating. They flit through our gardens, alighting on flowers to drink the nectar through their tongues which are like straws. They also like fruit. Butterflies lay eggs on the leaves of a plant. These eggs hatch and young ones called larvae or caterpillars come out of the eggs. Caterpillars munch happily […]
Painted Golden Lindt Babushka on a Rock
Step-by-step photos and instructions on how to paint a Golden Lindt Babushka onto a rock. (Hover over the pictures for instructions). Golden Babushka Step 1 You’ll need a smooth, longish, rounded rock – it can be shaped a bit like an avocado Golden Babushka 2 Make sure the rock is clean and dry. Find a […]
Halloween Painted Shapes
October is always a fun time of year, culminating in Halloween on the last day of the month. For those who enjoy all the excitement of Halloween, we have some gorgeous cut-out wooden shapes, hand made by our friendly, funny, local carpenter. The shapes are all approximately 10cm high and perfect for painting and decorating. […]
Fairy Houses
Step-by-step photos and instructions on how to paint a Fairy House. (Hover over the pictures for instructions). Fairy Houses Rocks Find some house-shaped stones or pebbles. Fairy Houses Step 1 Draw a horizontal line approximately halfway between the top and bottom for the stone, draw it all the way to the sides and across the […]
Rainbow Babies
Step-by-step photos and instructions on how to paint a delicate, fine detailed Paisley design onto a Blended Rainbow coloured painted rock. (Hover over the pictures for instructions). Stones If you have some long, smooth, rounded rocks, you’re pretty lucky and we’ll show you how to paint a Rainbow Paisley Baby. Step 1 Using a coin […]
Painted Mandala
Step by step photos on how to paint a Mandala on a rock. (hover over the pictures for instructions)
Winnie~the~Pooh book painted onto a brick
Step-by-step instructions on how to paint a Winnie-the-Pooh book onto a brick. Paints used in this tutorial are Lily White, River Stone, Periwinkle Blue, Fudge Beige, Queen’s Gold, Dragonfly Blue, Canary Yellow and Jet Black. Brushes used are Flat 8 for backgrounds, Flat 4 for blending, Gold Round 0000 for fine detailed lettering and Pooh’s […]
Painted Honey Bees
You can use any flat, oval pebble to create your cutie. Paints used are Lily White, Jet Black, Canary Yellow and Fairy Dust. Once complete, you can varnish your Honey Bee with Rock Paint Varnish to prevent scuffing and to keep it water resistant. Step one: Use any smooth, fat, oval pebble. Make sure it’s […]
Painted Lady Bug Rocks
Step by step photos on how to paint a Lady Bug on a rock. (Hover over the pictures for instructions) You can use any flat, oval pebble to create your cute Lady Bug. Paints used are Cherry Red, Jet Black and Lily White. Once complete, you can varnish your Lady Bug with Rock Paint Varnish […]
Painted Cactus Rocks
Step by step photos on how to paint a Cactus on a rock. Cacti can be painted onto all sorts of shapes, as long as they’re nice and rounded, no jagged edges. In this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll see how to paint some thorny cacti using five Rock Paint colours: Lily White, Apple Green, Olive Green, […]
Painted Penguin rocks
Step by step photos on how to paint a Penguin on a rock. Penguin rocks are the cutest characters ever and quite quick to paint. You can create your penguin on either a dark or light rock and the rocks should be flat and oval in shape. Follow these steps and I’ll show you how. […]
Painted Kit Kat rocks
Step by step photos on how to paint a Kit Kat on a rock. If you find rocks which are a little odd-shaped on one end or a rock that has a broken edge, these rocks are perfect as Kit Kat rocks. I recommend getting yourself a kit Kat for reference. Eat the chocolate, keep […]
Painted Avocado Rocks
Step by step photos on how to paint a Avocado on a rock. Sometimes we’re lucky enough to discover avocado shaped rocks. If you have one or two, follow these steps to create your own delicious avocado. You’ll need Lily White, Apple Green, Lemon Yellow, Chocolate brown, Jet Black and Olive green paints. To order […]